Currency holder



Feb. 25, 1936. R, L, HALPERIN 2;@3L773.

CURRENCY HOLDER Filed OC'b. l0, 1931 1N VENTO/ J/fbr L. HalperinPatented Feb. 25, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 13 Claims.

This invention relates to currency holders and more particularly to acurrency holder wherein the bills or currency are foldedaround theholder.

An object is to provi-de a novel currency holder of the simplestcharacter, which may be opened to insert or remove bills or currency andwhich is automatically held under tension when in closed position.

An object is to provide a. novel currency holder having novel retainingmeans and which provides greatest facility and ease of inserting andremoving currency or bills therein or therefrom.

Another object is to provide a novel currency holder which will holdbills or currency in a convenient manner for accessibility and readyinspection without removal of the currency from the holder.

Another object is to provide a novel currency holder of durable andpermanent material which may be conveniently attached to the clothing bysuitable connecting means.

A still further object is to provide a novel currency holder of lightmetal or other material and which will be protected from wearing theclothing, such as the pocket, of the user by the currency held thereby.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from theaccompanying drawing, the subjoined detail description, and the appendedclaims.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention in a form I atpresent deem preferable.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my novel currency holder in openedposition with a note held therewith.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the holder in closed position.

Fig: 3 is an end elevation of the holder in closed position, and asviewed from the bottom of Fig. 2, and showing in broken lines theposition of a note held by my novel device.

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of the holder as viewed from the sideopposite to that shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5 5, i Fig. 2, and looking inthe direction of the arrows.

My novel holder comprises two hinged members I and 2; member I ispivotally connected to member 2 by means of a journal or pintle 3 thatpasses through the curved portions 4 of member I and pintle 3 alsopasses through the bearing portions 5 which are an integral part of thehinge member 2. The pintle 3 is non-rotatably secured to member I by any-suitable means such as pin 6.

(Cl. 20G-37) The member 2 is provide-d with a ring member 'I which isformed by partially cutting out a. section 8 that provides a recess 9;the cut out section 8 is bent at an angle to member 2 and forms a guideor stop that aids in positioning `currency in the holder.

The member 2 is provided with a spring I0, one end II of Which formscurrency engaging means, and the other end I2 of which forms means toautomatically maintain themembers I and 2 in a closed position when theholder is closed and to tension the free edges of members I and 2against each other to aid in holding currency therein. The spring I0 issecured intermediate its ends to member 2 by any suitable means such asthe stamped out flanges I3 which clamp the spring III to member 2 andagainst a bridge member I4 that is intermediate flanges I3, as is bestshown in Fig. 4.

The holder may be easily opened by grasping the free longitudinal edgesof members I and 2 and pulling the same away from each other, then thehinge member 2 rotates on the pintle 3. When the holder is opened, oneen-d of the currency to be held is slipped underneath the end II ofspring I0 and wrapped or folded around the holder so that the oppositeend of the currency will overlie the inner side of member I. To cl-osethe holder, the members I and 2 are then moved towar-d each other whenthey will assume the position shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, whereupon theend I2 of spring I0 rests against a attened portion I5 formed on pintle3 between the bearing portions 5 and such portion I5 acts as a cam. Thecam I5 being integral with the pintle 3, and thereby connected by anysuitable means as pin 6 to member I, is in fixed relation to member Iand retains the holder in closed position under tension of the springend I2, as best shown in Figs. 3 and 5. In Fig. 3 a note is shown in theholder by means of the broken lines I6.

It will be apparent that a multiple of notes may be folded about thecurrency holder and be conveniently held and carried thereby, and Whenthe holder is opened, access is readily had to one end o-f each of thenotes contained therein without removing the notes from under the springI I, and further, a multiple of notes may be readily inspected Withoutremoving them from the holder. The holder may be of any convenient sizeand is no-w constructed of a size within the Width of the conventionalnotes now being used, and by means of the guide positioning the notesalong one side of the holder the notes are properly positioned tothereby act; as a cover or enclosure for the holder, and prevent it fromcoming in contact with other objects such as the cloth of a pocket inwhich the holder may be ordinarily carried or the lining of a purse inwhich the holder may be carried. For the convenience of the user, thereis provided the ring section 'l to Which may be fastened a pin or othersuitable means (not shown) for connecting the holder to a convenientpart of a users clothing if desired.

My novel currency holder may if desired have imprinted on either of themembers l and 2 suitable indicia (not sho-Wn) for identification oradvertising purposes and thereby enhance the value of the article.

It will be readily seen by one versed in the art that certainmodifications of the structure may be made, and I do not wish to limitmyself to the exact construction shown, but to include suchmodifications as may well be made without departing fromthe spirit ofthe invention as set forth in theappended claims.

I claim:

1. A currency holder comprising hinged members, a spring arm connectedto one of said members and having its free end opening toward the freeend of the hinged member to which it is connected and adapted to engageand retain notes folded about said members.

2. A currency holder comprising members, a pintle hingedly relating saidmembers, said pintle being fixed to and rotating with one of saidmembers, and means on the other of said hinged members cooperating withsaid pintle to maintain said members in closed position when the membersare moved to closed position.

3. A currency holder comprising members having hinge portions, a pintleconnecting the hinge portions of said members, and a pin securing saidpintle to one of said members and rotatable therewith, and means on theother of said hinged members cooperating withl -said pintle to maintainsaid members in closedposition when the members are moved to closedposition.

4. A currency holder comprising members hingedly connected together, apintle operatively associating said members and being in xed relation toone of said members and rotatable therewith, a cam element on saidpintle, and means attached to the other of said members adapted tocontact said cam to restrain the movement of said rst mentioned member.

5. A currency holder comprising members hingedly connected together, aspring secured to one of said members, means on the other of saidmembers cooperating with said spring, said spring being adapted to haveone end raised from said member to receive between said spring andmember one end of a note positioned around said holder, and said springbeing vfurther adapted to cooperate with said means toy maintain saidholder in closed position to secure the other end of the note foldedaround said members between the free ends of said'members when themembers are moved to closed position.

6. A currency holder comprising members hingedly connected to each otherand adapted to be opened and closed relative to each other, a pintleconnecting said members and being in xed relation tol one of saidmembers and provided with a cam, a spring secured intermediate its endsto the other of said members, and adapted to engage a note at one endand engage said cam with its other end.

7. A currency holder comprising members hingedly connected together, aring section on one of said members, a guide member partially cut out ofsaid ring section adapted to be bent at-an angle thereto to form a guidefor notes placed in said holder, said ring section being formed by therecess provided by formation of the guide member.

8. A currency holder comprising members, a pintle hingedly connectingsaidmembers and being secured to one of said members and rotatabletherewith, a fiat portion on said pintle, a spring on the vother of saidmembers adapted to engage said at portion when said holder is closed,and means integral with said other member adapted to hold said spring inoperative position.

9. A currency holder comprising members hingedly connected togetheradapted to have notes folded therearound, means on one of said hingedmembers to retain one end of said notes to one of said members; andmeans on the other of said members to cooperate with said rst mentionedmeans to maintain said hinged members in closed position when themembers are moved to closed position.

l0. A currency holder comprising members hingedly connected together, apintle connecting notes are placed adjacent said guide and betweensaidgneans and the member to which said means are secured.

11. A currency holder comprising members hingedly connected together; apintle forming the hinge connection between said members and being inrelative fixed relation to one of said members; a guide extending fromone off said members; and means connected to one of said members adaptedto engage notes folded about said member and to engage said pintle tomaintain said members in closed position when the members are moved toclosed position.

12. A currency holder comprising members hingedly connected to eachother and adapted to be opened and closed relative to each other; Va

pintle operatively associating said members` at said hinge connection; aspring; means extending from one of said members adapted to secure saidspring thereto intermediate its ends; said spring having one endengaging said pintle and adapted placed between said means and thevmemberto which it is secured to retain said notes to said holder.ROBERT L. HALPERIN. Y

